A refrigerator has a coefficient of performance of 2. The ice (cice = 2090 J/kg.°C) tray compartment is at –12°C, and the room temperature is 48°C. The refrigerator can convert 2.44 g of water (cwater=4186 J/kg.°C) at 48°C to 2.44 g of ice at -12°C each minute. What input power (in W) is required? (Answer in 2 decimal places)A Moving to another question will save this response.«< Question 2 of 5>Close Window

Given data, Performance coefficient of the refrigerator = 2 Cice = 2090 J/kg.oC Cwater = 4186…

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